On August 6‚ 1945‚ the United States of America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. The United States was justified to do this because of the unprovoked attack and bombing of Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii‚ which occurred three years prior to the bombing of Hiroshima‚ and it was necessary to stop the war because it saved thousands of American lives. Until then‚ the fight had never been on United States soil. The innocent civilians of Japan did not have to worry about being killed on their land until
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I saw that Hiroshima had disappeared.... I was shocked by the sight.... Of course I saw many dreadful scenes after that — but that experience‚ looking down and finding nothing left of Hiroshima — was so shocking that I simply can’t express what I felt.... Hiroshima didn’t exist — that was mainly what I saw — Hiroshima just didn’t exist.” Approximately 80‚000 people were killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and
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States? How did the surprise assault affect the surroundings of Pearl Harbour? The quotation of “issued Potsdam Declaration” had Japan to surrender‚ even if they did surrender why are the United States still deciding to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki? How has the results of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombing affect the lives of the survivors? What would happen if America wasn’t part of WWII? The retaliation of the Japanese had the world concerned by the oppression of military actions and to reveal
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that the long term effects of radiation affected A-bomb survivors nor that a radiation exposure caused genetic damages. The United States made Japan surrender due to the atomic bomb‚ which caused many deaths and destruction in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The atomic bomb left Hiroshima and Nagasaki in ruins. The Manhattan Project was the code name for the U.S. government’s secret project that was established before World War II and
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the vast majority women‚ children and elderly males. Hiroshima had been chosen for two reasons; it was somewhat untouched by the war‚ meaning its large population was still in place and the bomb’s effects could be fully judged. Also the hills which surround the city would have a “focusing effect”‚ increasing the bomb’s destructive force. A US survey of the damage‚ not released to the press at the time‚ found that the residential areas of Hiroshima felt the “full impact of the bomb‚ with less than 10
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The atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan were conducted by the United States during the final stages of World War II in August 1945. The two bombings were the first and remain the only use of nuclear weapons in wartime. Following a firebombing campaign that destroyed many Japanese cities‚ the Allies prepared for a costly invasion of Japan. The war in Europe ended when Nazi Germany signed its instrument of surrender on May 8‚ 1945‚ but the Pacific War continued. Together
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weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act. Good morning respected judges teachers and my dear friends I here today to speak on the topic dangers of nuclear weapons We all know that the effect of the nuclear explosion in hiroshima and Nagasaki can be felt even today the survivors tell us that no one should ever undergo what they have been through a nuclear explosion creates a living hell where the living envy the dead. A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives
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events that took place in a remote area of New Mexico during the predawn hours of July 16‚ 1945 forever changed the world.Even before the bomb was tested‚ a second bomb was secretly dispatched to the Pacific for an attack on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. | http://www.brookings.edu/projects/archive/nucweapons/50.aspx | Total number of nuclear missiles built‚ 1951-present: 67‚500Total number of nuclear bombers built‚ 1945-present: 4‚680Total number and types of nuclear warheads and bombs built‚
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Dropping the Atomic Bomb On August 6‚ 1945‚ President Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Then on August 9‚ 1945‚ Truman ordered a second atomic bomb on Nagasaki‚ Japan. These two decisions were based the war timeline‚ war casualties‚ the successful completion of atomic bomb testing‚ the war experience with Japan‚ and the political conditions related to potential Russian claims on Japan. The atomic bomb decision was primarily driven by the weariness of
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On August sixth 1945‚ president Truman gave the indolent order to drop the two atomic bombs out of the Enola Gay and on the city of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe that the United States was not justified to drop the atomic bombs. Theses bombs killed up to 140‚000 innocent Japanese citizens and injured thousands more. Thousands more innocent lives suffered third degree burns and many other type of injuries. The two bombs destroyed many houses‚ buildings‚ and crops. The United States also invested
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